forty-seventh I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective 1.: being number 47 in a countable series < the forty-seventh day > — see number table 2.: being one of 47 equal parts into which something is divisible < a forty-seventh share of the money > II. noun 1.: number 47 in a countable series 2.: the quotient of a unit divided by 47 : one of 47 equal parts of something < one forty-seventh of the total >